Stop Kiss

University of Redlands Theatre Arts Department presents "Stop Kiss" by Diana Son

"A random act of violence gives this extremely funny and poignant chronicle a painful seriousness. . . A thoroughly modern story that uses a gay romance to point out the unexpected places that love can take us." Curtainup

"Manhattan growls like an underfed pit bull in "Stop Kiss", a sweet, sad and enchantingly sincere play . . . Falling in love with New York or in New York is risky. Only the brave need apply."
Ben Brantley New York Times

"Stop Kiss" by Diana Son is a serious, comic love story set in New York City. Callie, a jaded traffic reporter, and Sara, a newly arrived grade school teacher, meet over a cat, explore Greenwich Village, enjoy gourmet food and cautiously flirt. But New York sophistication can't protect them from a vicious hate crime. The story only begins there, with a plot that takes a surprising journey. Not your normal Rom-Com, "Stop Kiss" is deeper, darker and funnier.

About the Playwright: Diana Son is an Asian-American playwright whose plays have been produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Ensemble Studio Theatre; La Jolla Playhouse; The Public Theater; the Mark Taper Forum and the Soho Repertory Theatre. Son is also a television producer and writer, for shows such as Law and Order: Criminal Intent; Southland and Blue Bloods. She has been working in television since 2000, beginning as a story editor for The West Wing. She currently produces the new series NYC 22. Son is a graduate of NYU's dramatic literature program.